What Seacrest Maritime Management Inc. does

Seacrest Maritime Management Inc. is a Philippine-licensed manning agency headquartered in Makati City that has supplied qualified Filipino seafarers to international shipping principals (vessel owners and operators) since commencing operations in January 2006. The company serves 20+ principals and currently places 2,000+ seafarers across six vessel categories: container vessels, tankers, bulk carriers, research vessels, FPSOs (added in 2022), and cruise ships (added in 2022). It is privately held, independently owned, and operates solely from its Makati headquarters at Northpoint Corporate Tower, with no disclosed subsidiaries, investors, or foreign offices.

The company's service stack is end-to-end crew management rather than pure recruitment: it handles seafarer recruitment, pre-employment medical examination (PEME) coordination, training and certification tracking, deployment logistics, payroll and remittance processing, welfare monitoring, and family support. There is no proprietary technology platform; operations are run on an in-house "I-Care Office" crew and accounting system established March 1, 2009, supplemented by standard web/email channels and an online recruitment application portal. The technical differentiation resides in compliance credentials — ISO 9001:2015 (since 2018), MLC 2006 (since 2011, both last renewed June 30, 2021), MARINA accreditation (since 2013), DOLE GLS/OSH compliance, NPC data-privacy registration, and a DMW manning license valid through March 29, 2028.

Commercially, Seacrest operates a B2B contract model: revenue derives from manning and crew-management fees charged to shipping principals on a per-deployment basis (negotiated individually; not publicly disclosed). Go-to-market is direct, sales-led enterprise outreach via a business-development email channel, paired with an inbound bottom-of-funnel recruitment portal. Primary customers are shipping principals (enterprise); secondary stakeholders are the Filipino seafarers themselves and their families, who receive payroll, remittance, and welfare services. The company is ranked among the Top 25 Manning Agencies in the Philippines by POEA and holds the "Top 25" brand position domestically but does not publish pricing or revenue figures.

Name

Seacrest Maritime Management Inc.

Legal name

Seacrest Maritime Management Inc.

Website

https://seacrestmaritime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Seacrest Maritime Management Inc. is a Philippine-licensed manning agency, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Makati City, that supplies qualified Filipino seafarers to international shipping principals and currently manages 2,000+ crew across container, tanker, bulk, research, FPSO, and cruise vessels for 20+ principals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Manning & Crew Management Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Crew, Marine & Offshore Travel Management (THAKACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Crew, Marine & Offshore Travel Management (TMCs) (THACAAAG)

Keywords

• Manning agency services
• Maritime crew management
• Seafarer recruitment
• Vessel crewing solutions
• Filipino seafarer staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Makati City

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Manning Agency Services: Seacrest generates revenue as a licensed manning agency by supplying qualified Filipino seafarers to international shipping principals (vessel owners/operators). Revenue is derived from manning fees charged to principals for providing crew recruitment, management, deployment, and welfare services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Seacrest Maritime Management Inc. is a licensed Philippine manning agency that recruits, trains, deploys, and manages qualified Filipino seafarers for international shipping principals across container vessels, tankers, bulk carriers, research vessels, FPSOs, and cruise ships. The company provides end-to-end crew management including recruitment, contract processing, deployment coordination, payroll/remittance services, welfare programs, and compliance with maritime labor standards. It currently manages 2,000+ seafarers across 20+ principals and is ranked Top 25 among Philippine manning agencies.

Product overview

Seacrest Maritime Management Inc. is a licensed manning company providing comprehensive crew management services. The company offers specialized vessel crewing across multiple ship types including container vessels, tanker vessels, bulk vessels, research vessels, FPSO vessels, and cruise ships. Services include seafarer recruitment, deployment, payroll processing, crew welfare programs, and compliance with international maritime standards (MLC 2006, ISO 9001:2015). The company operates primarily in the Philippines, serving principals/clients with over 2,000 crew members onboard managed vessels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 2000+ seafarers currently onboard
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ABS-CBN Bantay Kalikasan FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2007Seacrest initiated the 'Adopt & Protect a Hectare' program with ABS-CBN Bantay Kalikasan Foundation in August 2007 as part of environmental conservation efforts.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• OSM Maritime Group: Norwegian-headquartered ship management group with substantial crew management operations in the Philippines. Competes with Seacrest for Filipino seafarer supply and offshore vessel crewing.
• Anglo-Eastern Ship Management: One of the world's largest third-party ship managers with major crewing operations in the Philippines. Competes with Seacrest on Filipino seafarer recruitment and crew management for global principals, but offers a much broader ship management portfolio.
• Fleet Management Limited: Hong Kong-based ship management group with global crewing operations including a large Filipino seafarer base. Competes with Seacrest for international principals across multiple vessel segments.
• V.Ships: Global ship management and crewing services leader with significant Manila-based crewing operations. Overlaps with Seacrest in seafarer recruitment and offshore crew management but at a much larger scale and broader service offering.
• Wilhelmsen Ship Management: Global ship management arm of Wilhelmsen group with multinational crewing operations. While primarily Norwegian-led, it competes with Seacrest in offshore, tanker, and bulk vessel crew management for international shipping principals.
• Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement: International ship management group with crewing operations across multiple nationalities including Filipino seafarers. Competes with Seacrest for quality-focused principals but operates a fully integrated ship management platform.

Direct peers

• Magsaysay People Resources Corporation: One of the largest Philippine-based manning agencies with thousands of seafarers deployed across multiple vessel types. Directly competes with Seacrest for the same international shipping principals and Filipino seafarer pool.
• Marlow Navigation Co. Ltd. Independent shipmanagement and crew management company with strong Filipino crewing operations. Directly competes with Seacrest for international shipping principals across multiple vessel types.
• Synergy Marine Group: Independent shipmanagement and crewing services provider with operations across Asia including the Philippines. Direct competitor in crew management for tankers, bulkers, and offshore vessels.
• CF Sharp Crew Management: Philippine-headquartered crew management firm providing seafarer recruitment and deployment to international principals across tanker, bulk, and container segments. Direct competitor overlapping in target geography and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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